On Friday morning 8-9am, a Backchat special with a chance to put your comments and questions directly to the Financial Secretary. What do you think of this year's Budget? There was a record surplus, and big sweeteners. But did they go to the right ...

On Thursday's Backchat, the Budget. What do you think of the financial planning of Paul Chan? Is he doing the right thing with the record surplus? Who are the winners and losers? Will the economy benefit? What about the elderly and grassroots? Elec...

On Wednesday's Backchat, fortune-telling. The Government seems to keep failing when it comes to predicting its budget situation, but how much better is anyone else at seeing the future? It's been reported that there 300,000 fortune tellers in South...

On Tuesday's Backchat, Xi Jinping. The Communist Party of China Central Committee has proposed to remove a clause from the Constitution that says the President and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China "shall serve no more than two consecut...

On Monday's Backchat, human rights in Hong Kong. Amnesty International in its annual report said the situation was getting worse and the rights to peaceful assembly and expression were under threat as the Government took a harder line against occupy...

On Friday's Backchat, are we too tough on young people? A recent survey suggested that 10% of pupils suffer from serious depression - and there are frequent calls to reduce exam and academic pressure, not least through reforming the TSA. Outside sch...

On Thursday's Backchat, media laws. The Government is proposing to loosen limitations on cross-media ownership and on foreign control of media. They say it will boost the industry, and provide a balanced competitive environment, updating old laws for t...

On Wednesday's Backchat, guns in the USA. Donald Trump is set to hold a "listening session" with victims of the Valentine's Day Florida high school massacre today. Students are planning a series of protests to press for change in gun laws but there is...

On Tuesday's Backchat a think-ahead to the year of the dog. After the tumult of 2017, is there any suggestion that 2018 will be calmer? How much depends on Carrie Lam and her Government's policy? Any suggestion that our economy will worsen or improve s...

On Thursday's Backchat we're talking about living standards of the territory's ethnic minorities. The Equal Opportunities Commission is calling on the government to take steps to improve the job prospects of people from minority communities after a re...